"Nyctimystes papua has been recorded from a wide area of New Guinea, but evidence developed here suggests that the only specimens that can be referred with confidence to the species are some of those in the syntype series. ...

Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921.; Richardson, William B.; Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945.; South American Ornithology Expedition (1912-1913)(New York : Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History, 1914)